Senior Regulatory Analyst

Job Title

Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V

Individuals interested in applying for this vacancy must have eligibility. If you are new to state service or need to gain eligibility to this classification, please follow the instructions on "How to apply".

For this classification, applicants with disabilities may gain eligibility through the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP), an alternative to the standard testing process. Applicants may choose to apply through either the Standard or LEAP process.

The examination is a separate process from applying for this vacancy. Please be sure to follow all instructions for each process.

Virtual interviews via web portals or phone may be offered as deemed appropriate and feasible by the hiring manager – standard in-person interviews will still be offered if conditions permit.

Under the general direction of the Program and Project Supervisor in the FERC Cost Recovery Section of the CPUC Energy Division, the Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V (PURA V) will work as part of a team to advocate for California interests at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) involving costs, rates and policy for California electric utilities and other transmission providers. The analyst will perform complex technical, economic, and policy research and analysis in order to make appropriate recommendations on issues related to reviewing investor-owned utilities' and independent transmission developers' electric transmission owner (TO) rate case filings, commenting on rulemakings at FERC and related initiatives at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The analyst will track and review rate case filings and data responses, and serve as general case manager; and prepare testimony, written and oral reports, data requests, and briefing packages and/or presentations for Commissioners, administrative law judges, Legal Division attorneys, and Energy Division management action, and for action by an external state or federal agency.

Your STD 678 (application form) will be used to determine your qualifications in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for the advertised classification(s). Please clearly describe all of your experience related to public utilities and/or transportation in the areas of economics, finance, or policy in the job description field(s) of your STD 678 form, along with the years and months of service. Failure to do so may result in not qualifying for the minimum qualifications for the advertised classification(s).

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.